波音公司(Boeing Co. ,BA)日前向美国联邦通讯委员会(Federal Communications Commission, 简称FCC)提交申请，计划推出一款针对防务及安全应用的安全智能手机。
Boeing Co. has filed plans with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for a secure smartphone designed for defense and security applications.
这款名叫Boeing Black、搭载谷歌公司(Google Inc.)安卓(Android)操作系统的手机，再次凸显了宇航及防务企业打破传统航空产品框架，向相邻业务拓展的努力。
The phone, dubbed Boeing Black, is based on Google Inc.'s Android operating system and represents a new foray for the aerospace and defense company into adjacent businesses beyond its traditional slate of airborne products.
波音没有公开发布产品声明，而在其网站上贴出了产品描述。根据其描述，该手机遵循模块化设计理念，其5.2寸机身可装载感应器，以实现精密定位追踪、太阳能充电、卫星导航以及生物传感等性能。
Without publicly announcing the planned product, Boeing has posted a description of the device on its website, showing that it features a modular design that can attach sensors to its 5.2-inch tall body for functions such as advanced location tracking, solar charging, satellite transceivers and biometric sensors.
波音公司于2月24日向FCC提交了申请。公司发言人在一份声明中称这款手机“意在迎合防务及安全领域的客户不断变化的安全需求”。
Boeing filed the documents with the FCC on Feb. 24. A Boeing spokeswoman said in a statement the phone is 'designed to meet the evolving security needs of defense and security customers.'
该发言人称，波音公司历时超过36个月对Boeing Black手机进行研发，并开发出了被其称作"PureSecure"的手机架构。其技术研发自波音公司收购了的一系列子公司，包括Argon ST Inc.、Digital Receiver Technology Inc.、Kestrel Enterprises Inc.、RavenWing Inc以及Solutions Made Simple Inc.。
The spokeswoman said Boeing spent more than 36 months researching and developing Black and what it calls the 'PureSecure' architecture. The technology was developed out of a series of acquisitions by Boeing of companies such as Argon ST Inc., Digital Receiver Technology Inc., Kestrel Enterprises Inc., RavenWing Inc. and Solutions Made Simple Inc.